” “Benedict XVI also spoke of religious freedom: "The exercise of such freedom also includes the right to change one’s religion, which must be protected not only legally but also in its everyday practice". "The respect of religion he went on also helps belie the recurring reproach of having forgotten God, with which some terrorist networks speciously try to justify their threats against the security of the western societies. Terrorism often goes so far as to exploit God and unjustifiably despises human life. Society is certainly entitled to defend itself, but this entitlement, like any other, must always be asserted in full accordance with the moral and legal rules, even in its means and ends". On ending the meeting, Benedict XVI mentioned "the consistency of Christians", which is considered "essential in the political sphere as well, so that the salt of the apostolic work will not lose its flavour and the light of the evangelical ideals will not be dimmed in their daily actions".” “
